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FREDERICK G. MANLEY, OF SYRAGUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONEA HALF TO WILMOI G. MANLEY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,855, dated Octcber 20,1885.

Application filed March 12, 1885. Serial No. 158,568. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, FREDERICK G. MAN'- LEY, a citizen ofthe United States of America, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Olothes-Driers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in clothes-driers5 and it consists more especially in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and specifically pointed ont in the claims. A

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure l is a perspective view of my improvement. Fig. 2is a sectional view.

A represents a suitable vertical standard, which at intervals is provided with rectangular portions a a. Said standard is supported by feet b b, which are attached on a line with the edges of the rectangular base b. y

Arms B B and B are pivoted to the rectangular portions a of the standard A, and the ends of these arms are also secured by pivots to asupport, C. The lower arms, B', are provided with longitudinal slots c, within which slots play pins d, the ends of which are attached to braces D, the opposite ends of said braces being pivoted to blocks attached to the vertical standard A adjacent to the feet b. Above the feet b are secured angular catches or blocks E, which are tapered, as shown, and the brace D is provided with a spring-catch, F, which carries at its end a roller, f, which will pass over the inclined face of the block E,

so as to engage with the rear portion thereof', so as hold the arms and support in position when raised.

By the construction hereinbet'ore described I provide a clothes-drier which is cheap and simple in construction, and when folded will occupy but little space, and the support and arms are not liable to fall accidentally when folded for storage, as the spring-catch will hold said arms and support in a raised position. As one of the faces of the block E is. rounded to correspond in shape with the roller f of the spring-catch, said spring-catch can be readily released by exerting a downward pressure upon the arm B or the support O.

I claiml. In a clothes-drier of the class shown and described, a vertical support having pivoted arms attached thereto and connected to support C, and the movable brace D, having a spring-catch adapted to engage with the block secured to the standard, so as` to retain the arms and support in a vertical position, sub

stantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a clothesdrier, a vertical standard provided with rectangular portions, to which are pivoted arms B B B, said arms being secured at their outer ends to a support, G, the lower arm being slotted for the attachment of a brace, D, said brace being provided near its central portion with a spring-catch having a roller, f, which is adaptedv to engage with an inclined block, E, having a curved rear end, said block being securedto the standard, the parts being organized substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. FREDERICK G. MANLEY.

Vitnesses:

FREDERICK G. MANLEY, J r. GEORGE H. BOOTH. 

